This kit shares most of its parts with the previously reviewed Eduard and Extratech Sherman kits. The majority of the kit, including the hull and running gear, are the same as the Eduard M4A3 (76)W, and I refer the viewer to that article for a description of those parts. The only sprue differentiating this kit from the 76mm kit is the turret sprue.

The turret is essentially the same as the turret included in the Extratech M4 kit, but with some minor changes. First of all, it comes with the 105mm gun and mount, which are nicely done, though not as sharply detailed as some of the resin versions I have seen of this gun mount. The only change to the main turret piece itself is the addition of the loader's hatch, which unfortunately is molded closed. It is difficult to tell at this scale whether or not the right turret cheek has had its armor thickened, but if it had been, there should be a notch at the bottom of the thickened portion around the turret ring. That should be easy to add. The gunner's periscope should have an armored cover on it, and etched brush guards should have been provided for the loader's and commander's periscopes as well. The glaring deficiency of this turret is that it is a low-bustle turret. This was correct for the M4 early kit, but is not correct for Shermans with the 47° large-hatch hulls. It should have been a high-bustle turret, and I don't think it would be very easy to convert this on your own, unless you are skilled at scratch-building (which I know that many of you are). Perhaps some aftermarket firm will provide us with a nice high-bustle replacement turret (with open loader's hatch please).

Markings are included for only two versions, both US. Being single color, registration is luckily not a problem. Otherwise, they are very finely printed with sharp edges, and opaque ink.

A ProfiPack version of this model has been released after this initial version. It includes a different sheet of decals and a more extensive fret of etched brass parts with many needed pieces, in particular the track return skids. Although I think these additional parts are a great benefit to the kit, does it justify the increase in price? That's up to you. Personally, I think that the Profipack version is the only version of this kit that should have been released in the first place. These Extratech/Eduard Sherman kits are aimed at advanced modelers, and advanced modelers are always going to want the additional parts, so the "basic kit vs. Profipack kit" strikes me as being only a lame marketing gimmick.